Morales, Cristóbal de, approximately 1500-1553
Spanish composer of sacred music from Seville, who trained in the choir at the Catedral de Sevilla and was maestro de capilla at the Catedral de Ávila (1526-1529), the Catedral de Plasència (1529-1532), the Catedral de Toledo (1545-1546?), and at the Catedral de Málaga (1551-?). He was also employed in Rome in the service of Pope Paul III (1468-1549), in the 1530s and until his appointment in Toledo in 1545, and in Marchena in the service of Luis Cristóbal Ponce de León y Téllez-Girón, Duque de Arcos (1512-1573) and as teacher to Juan Navarro (ca. 1530-1580), before his appointment in Málaga in 1551. Of his many compositions, twenty-two masses, over 100 motets, and numerous liturgical pieces are extant. He died most likely in Marchéna in either September or October, 1553.
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- 573115291351
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- LC name
- Morales, Cristóbal de, approximately 1500-1553
- HMML name
- Morales, Cristóbal de, approximately 1500-1553
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Variants
- De Morales, Cristóbal
- Morales, Christóbal de
- Morales, Cristóbal
Name elements
- Given names
- Cristóbal
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1500~
- Death date
- 1553
- Centuries
- 16th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Associated countries
- Associated places
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- Maestro de capilla
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Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-03-23
- Last edited
- 2024-08-01